Two weeks before Christmas 1950, my pal Judy Sporer and I bundled up in our warmest coats, wound our scarves around our necks and faces, and trudged two miles in our Stadium Boots to Iron River to do our Christmas shopping. We each had a whopping $5 in our pockets. At Newberry’s Five and [...]
Entries from December 2008
A Christmas Memory
December 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: For Kids of All Ages · Hometown Voices · Memoirs
Home Sweet Snow!
December 21st, 2008 · No Comments
This just in from the U.P. Snow, beautiful snow!
Tags: Hometown Voices
A Little Snowfall in the U.P.
December 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments
 This is how our backyard looked a few years back in the U.P. A little snowfall…nothing big, just a few flakes. Then the sun came out to celebrate. Don’t you love the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s weather? If not, wait five minutes and it will change! Never a dull moment!
Tags: Memoirs · This & That


